Bizen Yohen Sake Cup

This is a Bizen yohen sake cup by Yoshiteru Koriki, a popular young artist and former apprentice to the late master Sozan Kaneshige. The cup features fine, grainy "kase-goma" (ash glaze) and a magnificent scarlet hue that sake enthusiasts will appreciate. Crafted from carefully selected "ta-tsuchi" (rice paddy clay), the interior is also imbued with a rich, moist scarlet color. The gentle texture characteristic of rice paddy clay is another highlight, and the cup will only grow in character and appeal the more it is used. Original signed wooden box (shiho-zan)
Diameter 6.9cm x Diameter 6.8cm x Height 6.6cm Yoshiteru Koriki was born in Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture. Influenced by his father’s love of pottery, he aspired to a career in ceramics and, after graduating from high school, began studying under the master Sozan Kaneshige and his son Yuho in 1989. After seven years of training, he established his own climbing kiln in Shizutani, Bizen City, in 1996, and successfully fired his first kiln the following year. He held his first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 2000 and has held annual solo exhibitions ever since. In 1999, his work was selected for the "Exhibition of Confectionery Bowls from the North I'd Like to Use," and in 2002, he was selected for the "Tea Ceremony Modeling Exhibition" for the first time.